Hughes 369HS N9252F

30 September 1980 · Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes · Fatal

Summary

On 30 September 1980 at about 15:00 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9252F, operated by Tradition Fish, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 30 September 1980 at 15:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Hughes 369HS
Registration: N9252F
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Tradition Fish
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Fish Spotting
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Tuna Ship → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3710

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	0	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

OBSERVED IMPACTING WATER INVERTED.WRECKAGE RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3710, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Hughes 369 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Oct 1980	Hughes 369D N58216	Alma, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Big Horn Helic	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1980	Hughes 369HS N500HC	Unalakleet, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Dept of Interi	No injuries	-
19 Nov 1980	Hughes 369D N58243	Kaaawa, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Paradise Helic	Fatal	1
21 Feb 1980	Hughes 369HS N9219F	Siletz, Oregon, United States no coordinates	PLT Personnel	No injuries	-
15 Jan 1980	Hughes 369D N8652F	Petersburg, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Temsco Helicop	Minor injuries	-
12 Jul 1980	Hughes 369B N8363F	Chokosna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Rocky MTN Heli	No injuries	-

All 613 records for this type

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18 Jul 1980	Beechcraft D18S N1824D	Yap-W.caroline Is, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Pacific Missio	Minor injuries	-
6 Apr 1980	Cessna 337 N1467S	Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Floair	Minor injuries	-
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4 Nov 1979	Beechcraft C-45H N145DC	Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Skyrnch AUN	Fatal	1
20 Jul 1979	Douglas DC-3 N63250	Honolulu, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Trans-National	Fatal	2
6 Feb 1978	Bell 47G3B1 N73288	No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Aerial Spotter	Serious injuries	-

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